You're best music videos from the 80's on youtube..

@squares.I love those 2 you mentioned mate.Not heard The Passions song for ages and ages.Thanks for the reminder.

Culvin, you are such a flirt!

Nice to see Squares here

A Little Respect - Erasure
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http://youtu.be/x34icYC8zA0

A lot of you seem to be listing songs you like, nothing to do with videos?
Apart from a-ha the most memorable/biggest video of the 80s have got to be I'd say:
Michael Jackson: Thriller
Madonna: Like a Virgin

Having an Erasure moment.

Blue Savannah
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http://youtu.be/HZPQtb6NWKM

Yes JC, gulity as charged

Will look for a memorable video

They say that the rise of the video coincided with MTV.
I think MTV is now a channel devoted to Kim Kardashian's arse.

I have aways loved this one

Michael Jackson, Fred Astaire and Cyd Charisse
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http://youtu.be/B0GWCk9wnak

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1Cw1ng75KP0
Actually .. no shame

For bad, how about Dancing in the Streets:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9G4jnaznUoQ

Peter Gabriel, Sledgehammer, another 80s video classic
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OJWJE0x7T4Q

Material girl video always makes me smile


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DNSUOFgj97M

great choreography

May 1985

I can't BELIEVE talking about 80s videos, nobody has said safety dance?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T7hHx7gdN68
You can post if you want to, don't leave this post behin!

Peter Gabriel as much as i love his work got one or two ideas from David Byrne for his videos 

Oh noes, I'm going to have safety dance going round my head for the rest of the day .... again

I want to be in that video!

Which one, do you want to be plasticene crawling over Gabriels face or be in medieval england?
If you watch safety dance at about 50 secs in, behind the gorgeous insane blond woman ..
A small red Royal Mail postbox

that Safety dance video used to freak me out

"The identity of the young blonde woman dancing in the video remained unknown until 2013, when she was identified as Louise Court,[10] a journalist who served as editor-in-chief at Cosmopolitan and is now a director at Hearst Magazines UK.[11]""
Good "mad as a brush" and "still hot" photos here:
https://pierocampa.wordpress.com/2011/02/23/lunatic-blonde-girl-in-the-safety-dance-video/

Might have to opt out if having a good video is a pre-requisite.

Seems that most expensive videos are the preserve of the established artists.

The Safety Dance one of course

If you've a friend with a video camera, a dog, a midget, a beat box, know a maypole dancing society, and live near wiltshire, you could go make your own version! The location with "what it looks like now" is here:
http://guanolad.blogspot.co.uk/2010/04/you-can-dance-if-you-want-to.html
(Some people obviously have a lot of tie on their hands :))

A very interesting read, JC.

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For bad, how about Dancing in the Streets:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9G4jnaznUoQ


The musicless version is better

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_li_d_YviZ4

LOL alpha that is FANTASTIC

1979 but brilliant

ROCK LOBSTER ~ B52'S



https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tDZy6-fMCw4

surprised two tribes hasn't had a mention after the last 2 weeks

If Rock Lobster is ruled out, I give you

Roam

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iNwC0sp-uA4

Thought you were going to say  Love Shack

https://youtu.be/9SOryJvTAGs

Heard it too many times!

Human League

Fascination. 

for the girls as much as the song

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QqqBs6kkzHE

Good thread. Haven't been through it all, so forgive any duplicates.

Blancmange - Living on the Ceiling
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L03PJeB38dI

Stan Ridgway - Camouflage
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UXKIBYnM_9Q

A Guy Called Gerald played at glasto 2016, cant find a video thou.

Beds are Burning - Midnight Oil
We Don't Have to Take Our Clothes Off - Jermaine Stewart
I Can't Wait - Stevie Nicks

It's amazing to think how controversial Madonna's "like a prayer" was in 1989.
I don't think it would be a fraction so controversial now, just shows you how much the world has changed.

Then again .. that's 27 years ago. 27 years before 1989 was 1962, when she'd have been burned as a witch.

Feel old anyone?

Blancmange - yes  - love their videos .

Living on the ceiling - the Egyptian barber giving Neil Authur some strange looks   

and in April 1984  - Don't tell me  .  Great video at Las Fallas. Festival of Fire in Valencia as a backdrop.

Both of them are loonies

oh yes ,they made some fabulous videos 

Poison-Alice Cooper 1989

Great song, awesome chick. First appearance 1-40

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qq4j1LtCdww

If you're talking rock, "Living on a prayer".
And "Is this love" by Whitesnake, memorable more for the woman than the song or singer ;)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GOJk0HW_hJw

The woman in that whitesnake video had an affair with ... OJ Simpson!

Depeche Mode - Everything Counts

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ugnXYG3HUNA

The Blow Monkeys - Digging Your Scene

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=no5XeOJHxK8

The Style Council - Shout To The Top

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7m94ip38UKs

Thanks for the links, Saturday night blow out.

Forgotten band Wax (you will know the members when you watch), cheesy 80's:

Right Between the Eyes: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZIRJYTTeAWk
Shadows of Love: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LWZ_lRRcopg
Bridge to your Heart: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1isRH9E9WAE

Billy Joel Uptown Girl: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hCuMWrfXG4E

Elton John Sacrifice: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NrLkTZrPZA4

Devo - Whip It, just strange and very literal.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IIEVqFB4WUo

Cabaret Voltaire - Sensoria, just excellent.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c2vCpT1H7u0

Roxette - Listen To Your Heart

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yCC_b5WHLX0

Whitesnake - Is This Love

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GOJk0HW_hJw

I'll also throw in Jesse Rae - Over The Sea

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dOad0FU9zF8

Patrick Swayze - She's Like The Wind

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lU9p1WRfA9w

Devo - Whip It
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you can't beat a good tune about a dog 

Talking Heads - Once In A Lifetime

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=98AJUj-qxHI

Kate Bush Cloudbusting

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IRHA9W-zExQ

1985

Art of Noise - Close (To The Edit)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-sFK0-lcjGU

I think it's my favourite video from the 80's.

I can vaguely remember that MMH.

Probably last time i heard it was when it was in the charts

yeah ,that's a strange video .

found myself talking to a guy in this pub in glasgow about 5yrs ago, he was telling me about this band he had been in ( i was ashamed to say

i couldnt recall them ), turns out they had a couple of hits and played on TOTP...nice chap he was too. 

they had a hit called " young at heart " and this one , which i prefer...???  do you know who they are yet...1984 ..

     https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LSYT_jYQhEE

     

Startrekkin


No1 in 1987

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7ZS2-4-iUJ4

Young At Heart...with Clare Grogan... and err...Stratford Johns..??

Modern Talking - You're My Heart, You're My Soul

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4kHl4FoK1Ys&list=PLahKLy8pQdCM0SiXNn3EfGIXX19QGzUG3&index=4

Yes pleased with that

Modern Talking - Cheri Cheri Lady

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eNvUS-6PTbs&list=PLahKLy8pQdCM0SiXNn3EfGIXX19QGzUG3&index=5

Imagination - Just an Illusion

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PK5CecplzsM

Get in you ****

Imagination - Body Talk

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5Oal1DxuDqc

Alexander O'Neal Criticize

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CySYwZNH65I

Alex baby

Just found this, sorry if it is a repeat.

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gAsLDf-tYlg

Gloria, i got your number

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mdlyEC2wcQQ

Like it Ibra.

Found another gem!

Heart - Alone

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1Cw1ng75KP0

lol ron, was just about to post that


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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1Cw1ng75KP0


great minds

finding plenty

Martika - Toy Soldiers

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LvdLovAaYzM&index=2&list=RD1Cw1ng75KP0

lol, nearly posted that next, but i dont like the song.

always 1 step ahead Ibra

This song always reminds me of the 80's and video tv.

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lcOxhH8N3Bo

Cyndi Lauper - True Colors

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LPn0KFlbqX8

My mum loved foreigner, she still voted brexit ron.

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=raNGeq3_DtM

Yep VG

Foreigner - Waiting For A Girl Like You

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dUNJc22MAb8

HA Just see that foreigner joke

We need an 80's night on chit chat.

I still remember that day when Amadeus broke it.

Just found this gem, i can still remember me having a semi and slow dancing at the youth club.

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3wxyN3z9PL4

Not that i like the bloke..

ELTON JOHN _ NIKITA

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oxL_xY0Tm2w

Probably appeal to some better - i thought it was ok at the time

I liked that song too, imagine if he liked it now, he would be shot.


Get some of the bangles, the lead singer, i can see why prince wanted to hump her.

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PSoOFn3wQV4

Im gonna drive you home, if we dont crash.

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xuZA6qiJVfU

Remember this going out on Top of the Pops with her **** bouncing everywhere!

Sabrina - Salerno Boys

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4Vd1XsYGgoM

Going 80 mad tonight.

Africa - Toto

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FTQbiNvZqaY

Frankie Relax
Specials Ghost Town
Heaven 17 Temptation
OMD Enola Gay
Toto Africa
Europe Final Countdown
Survivor Eye of the Tiger
Journey Don't Stop Believing
Men at Work Downunder

All classics you still sing along to today.

Ive just taken care of the rest of your musical day everyone.....


Is this the Life ? - The Cardiacs

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rAEO3Dvugcw

Away - The Bolshoi

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4FzFu-ze8pA

Mexican Radio - Wall of Voodoo

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eyCEexG9xjw

Driving Away from home - Its Immaterial

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ypadKraAb1s

Down by the sea - Men at work

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z-672m20FVk

Tinseltown in the rain - Blue Nile

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WTMyr9x6ZPU

Eds Funky Diner -  Its Immaterial

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MwVOSpdmFTk

^^ talking of Men at work - 'Overkill' is a very strange  video

@Wallis.Driving away from home by Its Immaterial.I Love That.I'm off to YouTube to hear it now.

Thinking about Driving away from home by Its Immaterial reminds me about another driving song,the Wonderful "Driving Home For Christmas"by Chris Rea.I'm not sure if it was an 80s song though.

Wild Boys - Duran Duran.

Jesus Christ

Dire straights - money for nothing

the girl in that video  isn't in a real band  as it says on the MTV screen - all done for the video 

talking of Smalltown boy

this 2014 version by Jimmy himself is brilliant


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CNhLOfUPHa8

Clouds Across The Moon - RAH Band

This one


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eBShN8qT4lk


Do you like parties ?     I hope no bad people turn up .

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YlXtrnh-Ejo

80s gold.

The The 'This is The Day'Have you seen that one?

A lot of great bands in Scotland during the 80s, esp in the late 80s

WIN - Super Popoid Groove

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KOdw44biZ2Y

random

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NUbz2NEAi80